SC judges’ report highlights pathetic condition of Faridabad Jail

Satya Prakash

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 13

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered immediate measures to improve the condition in Faridabad Jail and Observation Home after a report by two judges highlighted poor infrastructure and pathetic conditions in which inmates lodged there were living.

A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud sought the assistance of Attorney general KK Venugopal in improving infrastructure for jails and courts to help speed up trial for those in jails for years.

The Bench which took up the matter after a scathing report given by Justice AK Goel (since retired) and Justice UU Lalit after visiting the Faridabad District Jail. It also appointed advocates Gaurav Agrawal and RP Luthra as amicus curiae.

Justice Lalit and Justice Goal had visited the Faridabad Jail and the Observation Home on their own after being invited by the Haryana Legal Services Authority to a function earlier this year.

The two judges found there was lack of infrastructure and situation was pathetic as sanitary condition, quality of food and medical and health care was not up to the mark. The judges had then ordered the Faridabad District Judge to conduct a survey and prepare a report along with recommendations to improve the condition.